Key Theorists: 1. Jean Piaget
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Description of theory: The four stages in development- sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete-operational, and formal-operational
2. Lev Vygotsky
Name of theory: [insert]
Description of theory: The three main influences on cognitive development- cultural tools, The role of language and private speech, and The zone of proximal development
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Name of theory: [insert]
Description of theory: [insert] Summary of Chapter: Part One:
There are many things about development that are important. Perhaps the three most important questions are nature vs. nurture, continuity vs. discontinuity, and critical vs. sensitive time periods. The beginning of this chapter addresses these questions and explains each one. Nature vs. Nurture is basically biology vs. environment. Continuity vs. Discontinuity is in metaphorical terms, steps or a smooth ramp. Critical vs. Sensitive time periods is a more complicated issue, and Freud and his followers believe that it is critical towards an adolescent’s development to have experiences and interactions as a young child.
Part Two:
The next part of the chapter goes over the different parts of the brain, how they function together as a team and what each one does. There is the Cerebellum that coordinates and orchestrates balance and smooth skilled movements. The hippocampus that recalls new information. The amygdala that directs emotions and the thalamus that has the ability to learn new information. These parts all work as one to develop an individual. We learn that as infants, on page 34, we have about 2,500 synapses per neuron (a neuron is a nerve cell that store and transfer information) and by the time we reach age 3-4 we have 15,000 synapses per neuron.
Part Three:
The next part of the chapter addresses the theorist Piaget and his theories on how young children pass through four stages of when they develop, which are sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete-operational, and formal-operational. The sensorimotor stage is usually in infancy, when the babies explore their world using motor skills, such as crawling and master object permanence. The preoperational stage is when symbolic thinking and logical operations begin. The concrete-operational stage is when children can think logically and demonstrate conservation, reversibility, and classification. The formal-operational stage is when a child has the ability to preform hypothetico-deductive reasoning.
Part Four:
The final part of the chapter is about Vygotsky’s theories about the three main influences on cognitive development. The three influences are cultural tools, The role of language and private speech, and The zone of proximal development. These three have been widely studied and are outlined in this part of the chapter. Next Piaget and Vygotsky’s ideas are compared and contrasted in an interesting way. Application for Teachers:
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Alyssa Nichting
Title: Opposing Viewpoints in Context Link: __http://ic.galegroup.com.proxy.libraries.uc.edu/ic/ovic/?p=OVIC&u=ucinc_main__ Description: Opposing Viewpoints provides journal articles on various controversial topics including ones related to social development, psychology, and other sciences. As this course goes along, this source will be of use when talking about various psychologists and their theories in comparison to other scientists studying the same topic.
Erin Johnson Critique: This is a good source because you can search a topic and get information on opposite viewpoints for each current argument.
There are many things about development that are important. Perhaps the three most important questions are nature vs. nurture, continuity vs. discontinuity, and critical vs. sensitive time periods. The beginning of this chapter addresses these questions and explains each one. Nature vs. Nurture is basically biology vs. environment. Continuity vs. Discontinuity is in metaphorical terms, steps or a smooth ramp. Critical vs. Sensitive time periods is a more complicated issue, and Freud and his followers believe that it is critical towards an adolescent’s development to have experiences and interactions as a young child.
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Key Terms:
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Key Theorists:
1. Jean Piaget
Name of theory: [insert]
Description of theory: The four stages in development- sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete-operational, and formal-operational
2. Lev Vygotsky
Name of theory: [insert]
Description of theory: The three main influences on cognitive development- cultural tools, The role of language and private speech, and The zone of proximal development
3.[insert theorists name]
Name of theory: [insert]
Description of theory: [insert]
Summary of Chapter:
Part One:
There are many things about development that are important. Perhaps the three most important questions are nature vs. nurture, continuity vs. discontinuity, and critical vs. sensitive time periods. The beginning of this chapter addresses these questions and explains each one. Nature vs. Nurture is basically biology vs. environment. Continuity vs. Discontinuity is in metaphorical terms, steps or a smooth ramp. Critical vs. Sensitive time periods is a more complicated issue, and Freud and his followers believe that it is critical towards an adolescent’s development to have experiences and interactions as a young child.
Part Two:
The next part of the chapter goes over the different parts of the brain, how they function together as a team and what each one does. There is the Cerebellum that coordinates and orchestrates balance and smooth skilled movements. The hippocampus that recalls new information. The amygdala that directs emotions and the thalamus that has the ability to learn new information. These parts all work as one to develop an individual. We learn that as infants, on page 34, we have about 2,500 synapses per neuron (a neuron is a nerve cell that store and transfer information) and by the time we reach age 3-4 we have 15,000 synapses per neuron.
Part Three:
The next part of the chapter addresses the theorist Piaget and his theories on how young children pass through four stages of when they develop, which are sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete-operational, and formal-operational. The sensorimotor stage is usually in infancy, when the babies explore their world using motor skills, such as crawling and master object permanence. The preoperational stage is when symbolic thinking and logical operations begin. The concrete-operational stage is when children can think logically and demonstrate conservation, reversibility, and classification. The formal-operational stage is when a child has the ability to preform hypothetico-deductive reasoning.
Part Four:
The final part of the chapter is about Vygotsky’s theories about the three main influences on cognitive development. The three influences are cultural tools, The role of language and private speech, and The zone of proximal development. These three have been widely studied and are outlined in this part of the chapter. Next Piaget and Vygotsky’s ideas are compared and contrasted in an interesting way.
Application for Teachers:
[insert text]
Audiovisual Learning Material:
Detail of audiovisual material:
[insert items/files]
Resources:
Link: __http://ic.galegroup.com.proxy.libraries.uc.edu/ic/ovic/?p=OVIC&u=ucinc_main__
Description: Opposing Viewpoints provides journal articles on various controversial topics including ones related to social development, psychology, and other sciences. As this course goes along, this source will be of use when talking about various psychologists and their theories in comparison to other scientists studying the same topic.
Erin Johnson Critique: This is a good source because you can search a topic and get information on opposite viewpoints for each current argument.
There are many things about development that are important. Perhaps the three most important questions are nature vs. nurture, continuity vs. discontinuity, and critical vs. sensitive time periods. The beginning of this chapter addresses these questions and explains each one. Nature vs. Nurture is basically biology vs. environment. Continuity vs. Discontinuity is in metaphorical terms, steps or a smooth ramp. Critical vs. Sensitive time periods is a more complicated issue, and Freud and his followers believe that it is critical towards an adolescent’s development to have experiences and interactions as a young child.